Removed is Carl Palmer... since he was very sloppy, and not a role model for precision drumming. Also removed is Alex Van Halen, since he's part of a family that are rather douchey to anyone who are not Van Halens by birth. Added are my childhood drum teacher Larry Mysliwiec and Vinnie Paul (RIP) from Pantera who played millions of beats every week faster and more precise than I could ever hope to play. Also, swapped are Neil Peart and Danny Carey, since Neil's more recent work is not 1/2 as good as his 70s and 80s work, and Danny... well... Danny is precise, mic'ed well, appropriate, intense, creative, and one of the hardest drummers to imitate / replicate.
Joe's Top 22 Drummers
- Danny Carey
- Stewart Copeland
- John Bonham
- Neil Peart
- Bill Bruford
- Mike Giles
- Gene Krupa (...and he was Polish!)
- Terry Bozzio
- Chad Sexton
- Larry Mysliwiec
- John Dolmayan
- Tim Alexander
- Alan White
- John Densmore
- Stephen Perkins
- Keith Moon
- Anton Fig
- Tre Cool
- Dave Hartman
- Dave Grohl
- Matt Cameron
- Vinnie Paul
Chic Corea but he's a Scientologist, so he falls off.
Buddy Rich, because he personally was an asshole to me at River Oaks in 1985 when he played a free concert there
Aynsley Dunbar; yes he played for Zappa, but he also played for Whitesnake, Hagar, and others of less than stellar repute.
I've amended the list, due to vocal criticism, but I shall have to endure the fatwa.